They're aggressive when it comes to trading prospects? Not at all. Maybe in years past, but not in awhile. Remember when Theo wanted to rip the Sox off for Buehrle just a few years ago? Just one in a long list of many.

Here is his comment about Hudson in the chat today. Maybe someone should let him know that he pitched beyond Class A last year.

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Originally Posted by law on Hudson

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With average stuff at best. And I'm sorry, what a D1 college product did in A-ball - especially low-A - is just not that exciting. Unless he stunk, in which case, he's got one food in the discard pile.

Here is his comment about Hudson in the chat today. Maybe someone should let him know that he pitched beyond Class A last year.

This is exactly why you can't take him seriously. Much of the time, he really has no idea what he is talking about. I'm willing to bet he couldn't tell you with confidence which hand Hudson throws with.

Here is his comment about Hudson in the chat today. Maybe someone should let him know that he pitched beyond Class A last year.

The telling thing about that statement is that any one of us could have researched Hudson's stats from last year in less than 10 minutes. That he actually got paid to write that article is also telling. I expect to read that kind of comment on a 'non-Sox' fan message board, not from a "baseball expert" employed by the most prominent media outlet for baseball in the country.

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The telling thing about that statement is that any one of us could have researched Hudson's stats from last year in less than 10 minutes. That he actually got paid to write that article is also telling. I expect those to read that kind of comment on a 'non-Sox' fan message board, not from a "baseball expert" employed by the most prominent media outlet for baseball in the country.

I think Boston comes closest in terms of trading top flight prospects for proven MLB players (i.e., Hanley for Beckett) while maintaining a strong farm system, but even they are left thin in certain areas after major trades. They are still trying to solve their SS concerns four years after trading Hanley, a la the Sox and our CF issues after trading Rowand. Also, with the question marks surrounding Dice-K, their pitching depth does not appear to be as strong as once thought, even with the addition of Lackey.

Keith Law for years has bashed anything to do with the White Sox in part, because they subscribe to the belief that minor league players are basically there for one reason and one reason only, to be used in trades for established major league performers. That doesn't suit his personal philosophy.

I have no issues with the Sox philosophy given the odds of any minor league player spending even one day in the big leagues let alone become an impact player.

Gordon Beckham is a once in a generation player, the others may or probably won't even take one pitch in the big leagues.

I'd trade the entire farm system every day and twice on Sunday to get guys who have actually established themselves and accomplished something in the hardest league in the world.

Here is his comment about Hudson in the chat today. Maybe someone should let him know that he pitched beyond Class A last year.

Mr. Law has received some pretty angry emails from me about this. I don't mind when experts don't know tons about every prospect (it's nearly impossible), but it's simply outlandish to make things up when you obviously have no idea what the guy's been doing.

Keith Law for years has bashed anything to do with the White Sox in part, because they subscribe to the belief that minor league players are basically there for one reason and one reason only, to be used in trades for established major league performers. That doesn't suit his personal philosophy.

I have no issues with the Sox philosophy given the odds of any minor league player spending even one day in the big leagues let alone become an impact player.

Gordon Beckham is a once in a generation player, the others may or probably won't even take one pitch in the big leagues.

I'd trade the entire farm system every day and twice on Sunday to get guys who have actually established themselves and accomplished something in the hardest league in the world.

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Gordon Beckham is a once in a generation player because of the way we run our team. Plenty of other squads bring stars and ROY candidates to the majors quite often. Two of those teams finished ahead of us in the division last year.

I don't subscribe to the all prospect philosophy of Keith Law, but the opposite end of the spectrum is just as nuts.

Gordon Beckham is a once in a generation player because of the way we run our team. Plenty of other squads bring stars and ROY candidates to the majors quite often. Two of those teams finished ahead of us in the division last year.

I don't subscribe to the all prospect philosophy of Keith Law, but the opposite end of the spectrum is just as nuts.

Yeah, if Beckham is once in a generation then Aaron Hill is a hall of famer. I love Gordon, and his ceiling is unimaginable, but let's not make that bust yet.